"By the way, big brother, was this a difficult time for you? Did you encounter any monsters?"
Hearing the boy say this, the man opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Perhaps sensing the man's gaze, questioning why he thought so, the apprentice replied:
"Because you look tired."
This young man has good vision and will surely become an excellent businessman in the future. The man thought to himself, while recalling the man and woman he encountered yesterday.
They possess the same powers as themselves and embark on a journey to find themselves.
They don't look like bad guys.
He also seems to be proud of his own strength.
In particular, the young man's power is magic that can create artifacts.
The power to create... If you ask him if he envied it, he certainly couldn't deny it.
What he envied even more was their relationship. Although the young man looked like he was being played around, the two of them weren't in a superior-subordinate relationship; it felt like there was genuine trust between them.
"Um, big brother?"
The man suddenly came back to his senses and saw the young apprentice looking at him worriedly.
A wry smile appeared on his face.
"Nothing, I'm fine."
Even though he was thinking that he had indeed encountered a monster in a sense, he still replied that it was okay.
Then, he took a sip of the tea brought by the apprentice boy——
"Xiao Mi is here! I found you!"
“Puff!?”
Suddenly, seeing Meredith falling from the sky, the man spat out his tea. The apprentice boy, struck head-on by the spray, covered his eyes with his hands, screaming, "My eyes! My eyes!" as he rolled on the ground in agony.
"W-why? How did you…"
How did he know this place? No, rather, he had clearly transferred her to an oasis that would take two days to travel, and it hadn't even been a day yet, so how did she get here?
The man was filled with doubts. Meredith said proudly:
"You can't escape from Xiao Mi's palm!"
It's really scary, and that smug face makes me inexplicably angry.
The man couldn't help but hesitate.
The apprentice grumbled at his feet, "Big Brother, why are you doing this to me? Have I offended you in any way?" He rubbed his eyes. While the man was worried about the apprentice, he was more concerned about how to break free from this situation.
Whether he was using it on himself or the other party, he didn't want to use the "Teleportation Gate" in front of a crowded store. So, should he run away? That way, he wouldn't receive the money and would have to abandon Eraku, who was like a friend.
"Hey, what's all the noise?"
The shop owner came out after hearing the noise. The man thought for a moment and said to the shop owner:
"Boss, please put the money in the bag on my Iraku. I'll come back later to take him away."
"What? What's going on... Hey, young man!"
The man ran away as fast as he could.
"Ah~ Don't run away!"
Meredith immediately chased after him.
"Boss? Boss! What happened? I can't see."
The young apprentice blinked, bewildered.
"I'm sorry to bother you, my friend. By the way, I have a few questions for you regarding that person."
A young man arrived. Despite being in a desert town, he was wearing a black coat that made one feel hot, and for some reason, he was carrying an umbrella.
“…What’s going on now?”
The shop owner stroked his hairy head, which was beginning to become thinner, with a confused expression on his face.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
By the pool in the oasis, a beautiful girl hugged her knees and cried.
She was soaked all over, covered in mud, and had a red spot on the tip of her nose.
At this moment, a film of light suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of her.
The next moment, with a mournful cry of "Wow", Oscar fell from the light film, causing a huge splash of water.
Oscar cleaned his glasses with the cleaning function that came with them while walking towards the shore.
Seeing the miserable condition of Miledy, Oscar understood everything.
"Oh, Xiao Mi has been abandoned..."
"Ah~ Yeah, I see."
Meredith spoke quietly. Oscar answered vaguely.
After that, Meredith chased him into an alleyway and encountered a trap set by the enemy. Meredith used gravity magic to float in the air and gracefully avoided the "portal".
When Meredi said that the man's teleportation technique was no longer effective and was about to talk to him, the man himself teleported behind Meredi, grabbed her collar, and threw her into the "portal".
After the transfer, Meredith made a mistake in manipulating gravity and fell face first into the shallows.
"Wow~ This is unbelievable! That man actually picked up a girl and threw her!"
"Since it's you, it's hard for me to agree... Anyway, it's Natsu."
"Eh? Natsu? What's Natsu?"
"His name is Nizu. After you went after him, I asked the people at the shop where he worked for information. His name is Nizu, and it seems that he makes a living by selling Iraku. He goes there every few months to sell high-quality Iraku."
That was all the information I could get. Even the shop owner, who had known him for a long time, didn't know his details. However, I could confirm that although he was taciturn, he was an honest and upright person.
Just as Mireddy was chasing after Nizu and Oscar had learned the news, he discovered that Nizu's Iraku had suddenly disappeared.
The shop owner looked around, tilted his head and wondered, "When did he come to take Iraku?" But perhaps because he thought he didn't notice when he came, he let it go.
Oscar, on the other hand, could probably guess what was going on.
Oscar then thanked the shop owner and prepared to leave, but the moment he walked into the alley, he fell into the "portal" on the ground.
That being said, it is true that Oscar got information about Natsu.
"Aoh is awesome! He won't get up after falling down unless he gets something good!"
"You fell and just lay there doing nothing."
Because Mireille was covered in mud and wanted to be carried, Oscar tied her up with chains, covered the shower room which he was very skilled at, and threw her into the dressing room.
A voice came from the locker room, "I seem to be left out all the time lately..." Her tone seemed to be unable to let go, but Oscar pretended not to hear.
Two days later.
After finishing all his work, Nizu set out on his journey home. He walked in the desert with his partner Iraku, intending to use the teleportation function when he could no longer see the village he visited last.
He visited the last village to deliver the "Tranquility Stone," which was only found in the northern "Rockland" or "Red Dragon Mountain." At a village on the way to "Cardea Town," Niz heard that a villager needed the "Tranquility Stone," so he hurried to retrieve it.
Even though his whereabouts had been revealed two days ago, even if they knew Natsu was going there to sell Eraku, the incident in the village was completely isolated, so there shouldn't be any problems. Natsu looked around and thought to himself.
He always felt that even so, the typhoon-like girl and the strange young man accompanying the typhoon might still suddenly appear.
"...Maybe I'm overthinking it."
After all, he had moved them to an oasis five days away from here, which was the maximum distance that Naz could move now. No matter what, it was impossible for him to arrive here in two days.
Hearing Natsu's mumbling, Eraku, who had been with him for a long time, tilted his head, his lazy eyes seemed to ask "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, let's go back, Susanna."
"Meh~"
This Iraku's name was Susanna. Susanna seemed to lose interest immediately, staring blankly ahead.
It stared straight ahead into the distance. Straightly, straightly.
"Susanna?"
"Meh~"
Since they had been together for a long time, it was easy for Natsu to understand the meaning of "Meh~".
"What? You saw something in the distance?"
Niz gazed into the distance, but all he saw was a cloudless sky and copper-red sand.
"Hmm? I think I saw something..."
Natsu felt something strange, as if there was something in the air...
"A black... dot?... No, that's...!"
His voice wavered.
The black spot in the sky gradually grew larger, and it was - two figures!
“I found it~~~~~~!”
"how is this possible!"
When Meredi's voice came, Natsu couldn't help but be stunned. This was really too terrifying.
Meredith came within easy reach and, upon closer inspection, she seemed to be holding Oscar by the back of his collar. Oscar's body was limp; if he had been on the ground, he would have been dragged away.
"Xiao Nai! I found you!"
"K-Kana-chan?"
As soon as she landed, Meredith placed her hands on her knees, breathing heavily, and seemed quite exhausted.
Although she was confused by the name that might have been adapted from her own, Natsu looked towards Oscar who was standing beside her.
Oscar collapsed to the ground, his whole body limp, showing no signs of getting up.
"Is he... okay?"
"Hoo-hoo! He's fine, because he's Ao!"
Although he didn't understand the basis for her saying that she was fine, but seeing Oscar raise his hands and shake them, as if to express that he was fine, Nez felt relieved.
"Alas, after two days of continuous use of Age of Gods magic, my body is exhausted. Even if Ao shared his magic power with me, it would still be a stretch. If I get attacked by a monster now, I'll be dead."
“…No, this isn’t funny.”
Natsu looked at the laughing Meredith with a look in his eyes as if he was looking at a creature he couldn't understand.
"How did you find me?"
"secret!"
Mireidi put her finger in front of her mouth, blinked her eyes, and bent one leg slightly. Although there was no wind, her ponytail fluttered.
A murderous intent surged in Natsu's heart that he hadn't felt towards anyone for a long time.
"How did you find me?"
He pretended not to see it and asked again.
"Hehehe, I can tell you, but I can't tell you for nothing. You have to listen to me—"
Natsu mercilessly opened the "Portal".
Ao disappeared.
“Ah! Oh~~~~~!?”
Meredy lay on the ground, shouting at the shining light film.
"So, he can't move his body... Oh no, I hope he doesn't drown..."
"What! Ao is in danger!? Damn it! Don't think you're free just like that! Even if I go back, there will be thousands of little secrets looking for you!"
After making these harsh words, Mireddy jumped into the "portal" herself this time.
The desert is a quiet place.
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